Just one over for Ashwin with the new ball before another left-armer Sam Curran is called into the attack.
Kohli down the track as he tries the pull shot which he mistimes but short of the fielder at midwicket, who dived forward but couldn't get to the catch.
He pulls the next ball, again the timing is not great, for a couple of runs to deep midwicket.
Kohli jumps down the track and looks to swing across the line but is beaten before he takes a leg bye.
Singles off the last two balls as Curran makes a tidy start, giving away five runs including a leg bye.
Spinner Noor Ahmad comes into the attack, to bowl the fifth over. Kohli pulls the first ball for a single followed by a wide.
Salt clips the second ball for one before Kohli sweeps the full toss in the gap at square leg for a four and then takes a single.
Dhoni produces another piece of magic with the gloves to get the wicket of Salt, who is beaten by the googly, and is stumped after a quickfire 32 from 16 balls.
That is a wonderful piece of glovework from Dhoni. Salt looks to play the inside out lofted shot over the off-side but is beaten by some sharp turn. His back foot is slightly in the air for a couple of seconds which is enough for Dhoni to whips off the bails.
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